Yeh the final quarter of the match was good to watch but until that point the match was a bit of a let-down truth be told. Pleased to see Samoa get the victory but I don't hold much hope for them getting close to South Africa next week.

Samoa-Fiji took a long time to get going this afternoon - opportunities kept being extinguished by handling errors. But I really enjoyed the last 20 minutes or so.

Handling errors seem to be a common theme for the Pacific Island teams this world cup. I dont know why. Do they play touch as children for skills development or do they play tackle from a very young age?

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Handling errors seem to be a common theme for the Pacific Island teams this world cup. I dont know why. Do they play touch as children for skills development or do they play tackle from a very young age?

Samoa playing like their very lives are on the line - never seen such passion on the field before.

Not liking the refeering though. Breaking up the play for a lot of vague infringements, but not stamping down on the continual needle at ruck time.

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